?My take on it is, I think black people, you?re f---ing funny. You?re hilarious,? Mencia said during a concert. ?You will get on a bus to go to Million Man March, but you won?t get on a bus to get away from Katrina.?

Capt. Sonney Borey said his krewe recently dropped Mencia after becoming aware of his remarks.

?I?m glad Hurricane Katrina happened," Mencia said during his standup. "It taught us an important lesson: Black people can?t swim.?

Orpheus is replacing Mencia with comedian Joan Rivers, who now joins actors Jim Belushi and Bryan Batt as celebrity monarchs.

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